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Global coronavirus death toll passes 6,000

Paris: A spike in deaths from the coronavirus in Spain has pushed the global toll past 6,000, according to an AFP tally compiled from...

‘Initial focus to bring back Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran’

New Delhi: Coronavirus outbreak is a matter of “great concern” and the government’s initial focus is to bring back Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran,...

OIC wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue: Official

Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned over the situation in Kashmir and wants a peaceful settlement of the issue, a top...

CAA, NPR could render Indian Muslims stateless: USCIRF members

WASHINGTON: Members of a Congress created federal body that monitors violation of religious freedom abroad on Wednesday expressed concern over India’s amended citizenship laws,...

Khamenei asks India to ‘confront extremist Hindus’

Tehran: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday asked the Indian government to confront what he called “extremist Hindus and their parties”, saying...

UN rights chief challenges CAA in Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the citizenship amendment law, in...

Pak to close border with Afghanistan for 7 days amid coronavirus scare

Islamabad: Pakistan will close its border with Afghanistan for seven days from Monday to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus, the Interior Ministry said...

US, Taliban sign historic deal on Afghanistan”s future

Doha: The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan...

US-Taliban to sign peace pact today

DOHA: Washington and the Taliban are set to sign a deal in Doha on Saturday to secure America’s exit from its longest war through...

Saudi halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Madina over virus

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the...

UN rights chief expresses ‘great concern’ on CAA

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief on Thursday voiced "great concern" over India's amended citizenship law and reports of "police inaction" in the face...

OIC condemns violence against Muslims

JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned violence against Muslims in Delhi, resulting in the death and injury of people and the arson...

J&K integral part: India at UNHRC meeting

Geneva: Jammu and Kashmir “was, is and shall forever” remain an integral part of India, a top Indian diplomat asserted at the UN Human...

‘Horrifying religious intolerance’

Washington: The violence over the citizenship act in New Delhi drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along...

At UNHRC, Pak demands release of Kashmir leaders

Geneva: Pakistan on Tuesday raked up the Kashmir issue at the UNHRC here and demanded the immediate lifting of the communication restrictions and release...

US lawmakers express concern over Delhi violence

Washington: The violence over the amended citizenship act in India's capital New Delhi drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently...

Nawaz Sharif declared absconder’ by Pakistan govt for violating bail terms: Report

Islamabad: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been declared an "absconder" by the government for violating the bail requirements by not presenting his...

US President Trump leaves for maiden visit to India

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday left for his maiden visit to India for talks with the top Indian leadership during which the...

UK MP denied entry to India ran sustained anti-India campaign: MEA

New Delhi: British lawmaker Debbie Abrahams, who was denied entry to India and deported to Dubai, has run a sustained campaign against India, the...

Pak PM urges UN to honour commitments on Kashmir

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the UN to fulfil its commitments with the people of Kashmir and help them achieve...

India rejects UN chief’s offer to mediate on Kashmir issue

New Delhi: India on Sunday rejected UN chief Antonio Guterres’s offer of mediation on Kashmir and said the real issue needed to be addressed...

Important for India and Pak to ‘de-escalate, both militarily and verbally’: UN chief Guterres

ISLAMABAD: UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday it was important for India and Pakistan to deescalate “militarily and verbally” and exercise “maximum restraint”...

Google Maps marks Kashmir’s outlines as ‘disputed’ when seen from outside India

Washington: Google Maps has redrawn the world's borders which look different depending upon where the user is viewing them from, with the popular search...

US senators raise Kashmir, CAA ahead of Trump’s India visit

Washington: Ahead of President Donald Trump's maiden visit to India, four influential US senators, who described themselves as "longtime friends of India", have sought...

Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 11 years in jail for funding militancy

Lahore: Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two militant...

UN chief to visit Kartarpur during Pak visit

United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres will visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, in Kartarpur...

Coronavirus death toll in China climbs to 811

Beijing: The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak rose to 811 on Sunday, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, while...

Imran warns India of ‘misadventure’

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that his country’s battle-hardened army will teach India a “hard lesson” in case of “any...

Modi committed ‘fatal mistake’ by revoking Article 370: Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has committed a “fatal mistake” by revoking the special...

Pak Parl passes resolution asking revocation of Kashmir move

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution expressing “unflinching and unwavering support” to the Kashmiri people and demanding India to reverse its...

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